Student, one other die of head injuries
Cameron Chana, a business administration major, along with Justin Sleezer of Yorkville, died of head injuries caused by a bus mishap on I-57 on Saturday.
Chana and Sleezer were standing on the second level of a double-decker bus when it passed under the overpass at Route 16 in Mattoon. Both reportedly stood up on the eastbound bus just prior to passing under the overpass at 7:24 p.m.
The charter bus was returning the group to Charleston on Saturday evening after boating on the lake, police reported.
Sleezer was pronounced dead at 2:10 a.m. at the Carle Foundation Hospital’s surgical intensive care unit in Urbana on Sunday.
Chana was pronounced dead at 3:24 a.m. at the Carle Foundation Hospital.
The incident is under investigation by the Mattoon police department and the Champaign county coroner.
More information will be reported as it is released.
Sarah Jean can be reached at 581-7942 or at eic@gmail.com.